Last few years in NorCal we've had late winter early summer snow storms so don't consider us dry just yet! In 2011 I got up to the sierras out of Sacramento to find the back roads packed with tall snow. At the end of June the snow at 6000' was ~ 6' deep though by July 13 it was all gone. The river and tributaries were high for some time after that.
Pville I agree more rain to keep the fires down would be great. In 2008 there was a heavy lightning storm all around me, lovely flashes and noise!, only thing was way down river a sizable fire had been started by a strike and it burned a lot of forest down including the overhead canopy. With the canopy gone the weeds on the ground have become a real threat, like 8' to 10' tall. The next fire should take out the low ground growth while doing little to the trees but it will be a hot fast fire, a killer.
Keep you nose to the air while at the same time watching out for cats, bears, snakes, forest service agents and paying attention to your detecting, panning, sluicing, camping and I think all of that is impossible so enjoy yourself but be prepared...............63bkpkr
Wednsday we'll
Who knows maybe alot of the prospectors who rely on water will go tooo..
